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REFERENCES Regional and World Maps Flags of the World Gallery of Covers Definitions and Notes Guide to Country Profiles Guide to Country Comparisons The World Factbook Users Guide APPENDICES A: abbreviations B: international organizations and groups C: selected international environmental agreements D: cross-reference list of country data codes E: cross-reference list of hydrographic data codes F: cross-reference list of geographic names G: weights and measures FAQs CONTACT Field Listing :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year. Country Comparison to the World Country Unemployment, youth ages 15-24(%) Albania total: 22.5% male: 23.8% female: 20.7% (2011) Algeria total: 28.4% male: 19.1% female: 38.2% (2011) Antigua and Barbuda total: 19.9% male: 18.4% female: 21.6% (2001) Argentina total: 18.3% male: 15.3% female: 23.1% (2011) Armenia total: 39.2% male: 35% female: 45% (2011) Aruba total: 23.2% male: 24.1% female: 22.9% (2007) Australia total: 11.7% male: 12.4% female: 11% (2012) Austria total: 8.3% male: 8.8% female: 8.7% (2012) Azerbaijan total: 14.2% male: 12.2% female: 16.3% (2012) Bahamas, The total: 30.8% male: 29.6% female: 32.2% (2012) Bahrain total: 5% male: 2.5% female: 11.6% (2010) Bangladesh total: 9.3% male: 8% female: 13.6% (2005) Barbados total: 26.2% male: 24.1% female: 28.7% (2003) Belarus total: 12.6% male: 12.4% female: 12.6% (2009) Belgium total: 19.8% male: 20.4% female: 19.8% (2012) Belize total: 19.5% male: 13.8% female: 28.8% (2005) Benin total: 0.8% male: 1.1% female: 0.6% (2002) Bermuda total: 10.8% male: 14.3% female: 7.6% (2000) Bhutan total: 7.2% male: 7.3% female: 7.2% (2012) Bolivia total: 6.2% male: 4.8% female: 7.8% (2009) Bosnia and Herzegovina total: 62.8% male: 62.8% female: 62.8% (2012) Botswana total: 13.6% male: 13.2% female: 14% (2000) Brazil total: 15.4% male: 12.2% female: 19.8% (2011) Bulgaria total: 28.1% male: 29.5% female: 26% (2012) Burkina Faso total: 3.8% male: 4.6% female: 2.9% (2006) Cambodia total: 3.4% male: 3.5% female: 3.3% (2008) Canada total: 14.3% male: 15.9% female: 12.6% (2012) Cayman Islands total: 13.5% male: 13.6% female: 13.3% (2008) Chile total: 16.3% male: 14.3% female: 19.1% (2012) Colombia total: 21.9% male: 17% female: 28.9% (2011) Costa Rica total: 18.4% male: 15% female: 24.2% (2012) Croatia total: 43.1% male: 42.3% female: 44.3% (2012) Cuba total: 3.1% male: 2.8% female: 3.5% (2008) Cyprus total: 27.8% male: 28.8% female: 26.6% (2012) Czech Republic total: 19.5% male: 19.9% female: 19% (2012) Denmark total: 14.2% male: 14.8% female: 14.1% (2012) Dominica total: 26% male: 26.2% female: 25.4% (2001) Dominican Republic total: 29.4% male: 22.6% female: 40.8% (2011) Ecuador total: 11.1% male: 9% female: 15% (2011) Egypt total: 24.8% male: 14.7% female: 54.1% (2010) El Salvador total: 12.4% male: 12.8% female: 11.7% (2012) Estonia total: 20.9% male: 23.4% female: 17.9% (2012) Ethiopia total: 24.9% male: 19.5% female: 29.4% (2006) Faroe Islands total: 9.4% male: 6.9% female: 12.5% (2005) Finland total: 17.7% male: 17.6% female: 17.9% (2012) France total: 23.8% male: 23.9% female: 23.7% (2012) French Polynesia total: 33.2% male: 29.3% female: 39.1% (2002) Gaza Strip total: 38.8% male: 34.5% female: 62.2% note: includes West Bank (2012) Georgia total: 33.3% (2012) Germany total: 8.1% male: 8.8% female: 7.4% (2012) Ghana total: 16.6% male: 16.4% female: 16.7% (2000) Greece total: 55.3% male: 48.4% female: 63.2% (2012) Guam total: 29.4% male: 29.7% female: 28.9% (2011) Guatemala total: 7.5% male: 4.5% female: 13.6% (2011) Guyana total: 46.05% male: 43.59% female: 50% (2011) Honduras total: 8% male: 5.5% female: 13.8% (2011) Hong Kong total: 9.3% male: 10.9% female: 7.8% (2012) Hungary total: 28.1% male: 28.8% female: 27.3% (2012) Iceland total: 13.6% male: 14.7% female: 12.4% (2012) India total: 10.7% male: 10.4% female: 11.6% (2012) Indonesia total: 22.2% male: 21.6% female: 23% (2009) Iran total: 23% male: 20.2% female: 33.9% (2008) Ireland total: 24% male: 36.4% female: 24% (2012) Isle of Man total: 7.2% male: 9.5% female: 5.1% (2006) Israel total: 12.1% male: 11.6% female: 12.7% (2012) Italy total: 35.3% male: 33.7% female: 37.5% (2012) Jamaica total: 34% male: 27.1% female: 42.6% (2012) Japan total: 7.9% male: 8.7% female: 7.1% (2012) Jordan total: 29.3% male: 25.2% female: 48.8% (2012) Kazakhstan total: 3.9% male: 2.9% female: 5.1% (2012) Korea, South total: 9% male: 9.7% female: 8.5% (2012) Kosovo total: 55.3% male: 52% female: 63.8% (2012) Kuwait total: 11.3% male: 11.8% female: 10% (2005) Kyrgyzstan total: 14.6% male: 13.6% female: 16.2% (2006) Latvia total: 28.4% male: 27.6% female: 29.3% (2012) Lebanon total: 16.8% male: 14.6% female: 22.3% (2009) Lesotho total: 34.4% male: 29% female: 41.9% (2008) Liberia total: 5.1% male: 3.4% female: 6.6% (2010) Lithuania total: 26.4% male: 29.9% female: 21.8% (2012) Luxembourg total: 18.8% male: 18.9% female: 18.6% (2012) Macau total: 5.8% male: 7% female: 4.7% (2011) Macedonia total: 53.9% male: 55.2% female: 51.7% (2012) Madagascar total: 2.3% male: 1.7% female: 2.8% (2005) Malaysia total: 10.3% male: 9.8% female: 11% (2012) Maldives total: 22.2% male: 15.5% female: 30.5% (2006) Malta total: 14.2% male: 14% female: 14.5% (2012) Mauritius total: 23.7% male: 20.4% female: 28.4% (2012) Mexico total: 9.4% male: 9.1% female: 9.9% (2012) Moldova total: 13.1% male: 12.8% female: 13.4% (2012) Monaco total: 6.9% male: 6.6% female: 7.4% (2000) Mongolia total: 11.9% male: 10.7% female: 13.2% (2011) Montenegro total: 41.1% male: 42.3% female: 39.7% (2012) Morocco total: 18.6% male: 18.4% female: 19.2% (2012) Namibia total: 40.1% male: 29.4% female: 34.3% (2012) Netherlands total: 9.5% male: 8.9% female: 10% (2012) New Zealand total: 17.7% male: 17.3% female: 18.1% (2012) Nicaragua total: 8.6% male: 8.1% female: 9.7% (2006) Niger total: 3.2% male: 4% female: 1.7% (2001) Northern Mariana Islands total: 5.9% male: 11.2% female: 4.4% (2003) Norway total: 8.6% male: 10% female: 7.2% (2012) Pakistan total: 7.7% male: 7% female: 10.5% (2008) Panama total: 14.6% male: 8.7% female: 10.3% (2012) Paraguay total: 11.2% male: 9% female: 14.6% (2012) Peru total: 9.5% male: 9.4% female: 9.7% (2011) Philippines total: 16.3% male: 15.2% female: 18.3% (2011) Poland total: 26.5% male: 24.1% female: 30% (2012) Portugal total: 37.6% male: 36.4% female: 39.1% (2012) Puerto Rico total: 26.6% male: 28.9% female: 23.1% (2012) Qatar total: 1.3% male: 0.4% female: 8.9% (2011) Romania total: 22.7% male: 22.3% female: 23.2% (2012) Russia total: 14.8% male: 14.5% female: 15.1% (2012) Saint Lucia total: 40.8% male: 37.1% female: 45.5% (2004) Samoa total: 16.1% male: 13.8% female: 22.2% (2011) Saudi Arabia total: 28.3% male: 20.8% female: 54.4% (2012) Senegal total: 14.8% male: 11.9% female: 20.1% (2006) Serbia total: 51.1% (2012) Seychelles total: 20.3% (2002) Singapore total: 6.7% (2012) Slovakia total: 34% male: 35% female: 32.5% (2012) Slovenia total: 20.6% male: 20.3% female: 21% (2012) South Africa total: 51.5% male: 47.1% female: 56.9% (2012) Spain total: 53.2% male: 54.4% female: 51.8% (2012) Sri Lanka total: 17.3% male: 14% female: 23.5% (2012) Suriname total: 21.5% (2004) Sweden total: 23.7% male: 25% female: 22.3% (2012) Switzerland total: 8.4% male: 8.8% female: 8.1% (2012) Syria total: 19.2% male: 15.3% female: 40.2% (2010) Tajikistan total: 16.7% male: 19.2% female: 13.7% (2009) Tanzania total: 7.1% (2011) Thailand total: 2.8% male: 2.5% female: 3.1% (2012) Timor-Leste total: 14.8% male: 10.4% female: 22.7% (2010) Tonga total: 11.9% male: 9.9% female: 15.1% (2003) Trinidad and Tobago total: 10.5% male: 8.8% female: 12.9% (2008) Tunisia total: 42.3% (2011) Turkey total: 17.5% male: 16.3% female: 19.9% (2012) Uganda total: 5.4% (2009) Ukraine total: 17.3% male: 18.1% female: 16.1% (2012) United Arab Emirates total: 12.1% male: 7.9% female: 21.8% (2008) United Kingdom total: 21% male: 23.8% female: 17.9% (2012) United States total: 17.3% male: 18.7% female: 15.7% (2011) Uruguay total: 18.5% male: 14.7% female: 23.6% (2012) Venezuela total: 17.1% male: 14.3% female: 22.6% (2012) Vietnam total: 5.5% male: 4.6% female: 6.5% (2012) West Bank total: 38.8% male: 34.5% female: 62.2% note: includes Gaza (2012) Yemen total: 33.7% male: 26% female: 74% (2010) Zambia total: 23.4% (2005) Zimbabwe total: 7.6% male: 7.6% female: 7.6% (2004)
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